Study Number: IRB20-1324
Study Title: Memory and Decision
Study Researcher: Akram Bakkour, PhD
Description: We are researchers at the University of Chicago doing a research study about how human memory and decision making interact. During this study, you will see visual stimuli (e.g., images, videos, text) presented on a computer screen, and/or hear sounds (e.g., music, tones, voices, sounds from a video) through headphones or speakers. You will respond to the task instructions with a button press, typing, mouse movement, or clicking on a scale on the screen. You may also be asked to complete questionnaires that assess cognitive abilities. Participation will take up to 1 hour. Your participation is voluntary and you can withdraw at any time, although data collected up until the point of withdrawal may still be included in the analysis.
Incentives: Compensation will be provided as listed for the individual task, at a rate of approximately $7.50/hour. MTurk does not allow for prorated compensation. In the event of an incomplete HIT, you must contact the research team and compensation will be determined based on what was completed and at the researchers' discretion
PLEASE NOTE: This study contains attention checks to make sure that participants are finishing the task's honestly and completely. As long as you read the instructions and complete the tasks, your HIT will be approved. If you fail these checks, your HIT will be rejected.
Risks and benefits: Taking part in this research study may not benefit you personally, but we may learn new things that could help others. Your participation in this study does not involve any risk to you beyond that of everyday life.
Confidentiality: Your Mechanical Turk Worker ID will be used to distribute payment to you but will not be stored with the research data we collect from you. Please be aware that your MTurk Worker ID can potentially be linked to information about you on your Amazon public profile page, depending on the settings you have for your Amazon profile. We will not be accessing any personally identifying information about you that you may have put on your Amazon public profile page. De-identified data from this study may be used for future research studies or shared with other researchers for future research without your additional informed consent. If you decide to withdraw from this study, data collected up until the point of withdrawal may still be included in the analysis.
Contacts & Questions:
If you have questions or concerns about the study, you can contact the Principal Investigator Dr. Akram Bakkour at bakkourlab@uchicago.edu.
If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in this research, feel you have been harmed, or wish to discuss other study-related concerns with someone who is not part of the research team, you can contact the University of Chicago Social & Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB): phone (773) 702-2915, email sbs-irb@uchicago.edu.
Consent:
Participation is voluntary. Refusal to participate or withdrawing from the research will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which you might otherwise be entitled.
By clicking “Agree” below, you confirm that you have read the consent form, are at least 18 years old, and agree to participate in the research. Please print or save a copy of this page for your records. If you do not agree, please click “Return HIT”.